World Map (USA Version)

[Omegainf]

In Spanish.

[cooliscool]

Wtf?

[zukeft]

The sad truth, but yeah. :D

[Napro]

i dun get it

[Kamina]

Hehe... i love that comunistas malvados thing. That's gonna be my new annoying catchphrase to piss people off :p

[Kazuya]

Is really funny if you understand a little of spanis and if you dont its funny anyway.

[Kid A]

LOL!!! Xena!! :D :rofl:

[REBolt]

LolOl thats c0ol! LOLoOlol :)

[Recca]

LOL that was funny. Spanish words are somehow easy to understand.

:D :confused:

[Napro]

whats with all the excelmation (sp?) marks everywhere?

[Recca]

LMFAO x 3:D

Was Hawaii called Hooterville:D

[Kamina]

Nah, hawaii is 'mas americas.' Not sure why, but the south pacific (figi, tonga, etc... I think at least) is in the hooterville description. Heh, me and my brother were trying to figure that out last night. He was no help though since coupled with my junior high spanish, and his stupidity, we got nowhere :p

[Ryos]

I didn't care for that. BTW, you forgot to label France as a new (old) enemy. :p

[_E_]

heh Afghanistan = Osama Bin Ladin :D

Canada = hockey :D

[Zapages]

LOL;)

[Napro]

Originally posted by Omegainf
In Spanish. and btw why would a usa map (even tho the world is not any different here then anywhere else...???) b written is spanish...or maybe i just DUN UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS FUNNY?!

[Omegainf]

I don't know what is funniest, the map or Napro's (lack of) sense of humor! :D (j/k man ;))

[Napro]

Originally posted by Omegainf
I don't know what is funniest, the map or Napro's (lack of) sense of humor! :D (j/k man ;)) normally i really do have a good sense of humor but well is it the fact that everything is in spanish or the excelmation marks that just annoy me or what but this makes no sense?!

[Ryos]

Well, you could go by the fact that one day Latino Americans will be the majority in America to justify the use of Spanish - or simply not care that it's Spanish. It's not like any of the words are all that hard to figure out even if you've never seen a word of Spanish in your life.

[Syed Fawad]

I think its funny, but it'll be a bit more funny if I could understand Spanish or that map had been English :p

[psicomaniaco]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... This is very funny! Too bad u guys don't understand spanish. I laughted my @$$ off with this! :D :D :D :D :D :D

[Kid A]

Gotta love the 'comunistas malvados!!!' thing :D

[Omegainf]

Here's a translation of some words on the map, since I don't know Spanish I wasn't able to translate some words... Can anyone help our friend Napro with the translation of those words?

Nieve = Snow
Alces = Some kind of deer... I don't know the English word for Alce.
Más América = More America
Café = Coffe
Selva = Jungle
Países más pequeños que Hooterville: Countries smaller than Hooterville
Comunistas malvados!!! = Evil Comunists
Amiguitos = Friends
Nuevo mejor amiguito = New best friend
Arena = ? (just arena, maybe)
Diamantes = Diamonds
Petróleo = Oil
Antiguo enemigo = Old enemy
Nuevos amiguitos = New friends
Más comunistas malvados!!! = More evil comunists
Supuestos amiguitos = Supposed friends
Jaleo = ???
Canguros = Cangaroos
Estudio de cine = Film studio
Xena = ???

[Kamina]

hehe... xena = xena. It's a show that's filmed in new zealand. I gather it isn't aired in Brazil?

Ryos, I think I saw somewhere a study saying that by 2020 roughly 1 out of every 4 Americans will be hispanic.

[Kazuya]

I would change friends for little friends, and arena is sand.
And its: Osama Bin Laden (Well, maybe).

[Napro]

ok it still isint funny

(is it supposed to insult americans???)

what is with all the excelmation marks btw?

[Kid A]

Yeah it's supposed to insult americans and it is so funny to us because, as you will most assuredly know, nearly every non american person hates the USA. Sorry, it's nothing personal (at least not for me)

[ShadowDancer]

Arena = ? (just arena, maybe)

Arena means "sand". That's why they wrote that where Egypt is.


ok it still isint funny

(is it supposed to insult americans???)

what is with all the excelmation marks btw?


:eyes:

This map is supposed to signify how Americans view the world....

Also, exclamation marks usually emphasize something, like a feeling or an idea....

[Omegainf]

Yeap, just like in English!!! :D

[Kazuya]

Originally posted by Napro
ok it still isint funny

(is it supposed to insult americans???)

what is with all the excelmation marks btw?
The funny thing is that it represents the way usa see the world almost perfectly, at least to non us people.

[Napro]

>>>The funny thing is that it represents the way usa see the world almost perfectly, at least to non us people.

i dun really c how

[zukeft]

It's basically trying to say that American's don't really know much countries other then their own. It jokingly mocks how America sees the world, which is in a very limited way. Now that's not what I think, it's what can be interpreted from the map.

[Strider]

hmm, i think i saw that map over a year ago in english, was quite funny though

[n0estoy]

what does jaleo mean?

edit- yeah i think i've seen this map before too

[Kid A]

Jaleo usually means sort of an uproar, but it can mean fun, too.

[Kazuya]

Originally posted by Napro
>>>The funny thing is that it represents the way usa see the world almost perfectly, at least to non us people.

i dun really c how
Well, in other countries we see Usa as a country that only looks for its own interests, convenience and power. I know they are not the only country, they just exagerate things.

[Napro]

Originally posted by Kazuya Mishima

Well, in other countries we see Usa as a country that only looks for its own interests, convenience and power. I know they are not the only country, they just exagerate things. so what country r u from so i can make sterotypes about ya?

[Kazuya]

Mexico, and yes, its a stereotype. If you see it like that its funny. The reality its another thing.
Hope you are not mad about it.

[Var]

Dont get so mad Napro, we admire your country in many things (such as technologies). But this world map shows our opinion about your country, so please think it over.

I am working for an US company.

[Napro]

im not mad i just didnt see how this <i> could</i> be funny?
(maybe the excelmation marks even at the beginning of words at the fact the its not in english, maybee)

whatever this'll be my last post in this topic

[n0estoy]

its more directed to the international crowd. its understandable if an american does not find it funny

[Adair]

I don't think its funny either. Not because I don't understand it though.
When you all are saying that its how Americans view the world you should be saying its how the American government views the world.
Yup that's right, I'm American and that map doesn't portray my view of the world at all. Furthermore I don't know a single person in America who has that kind of mentality.
So don't talk about Americans; talk about the American government.

Alot of people think that Americans are unfair in thinking that all middle eastern people are potential terrorists just because Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein are from the Middle East(again, I don't know a single person who actually thinks this way). But you all are doing the same thing when you judge Americans by the actions/beliefs of the American government.

[Var]

I agree with Adair

[Omega]

LMAO, amiguitos was the best...

[Kazuya]

Adair i agree with you, you got me in that one, thats what i tried to express.

[Blaah]

hahahahaha i think it is pretty funny

[Blaah]

here is a translation..

[shadow_dreamer]

"Here there be dragons"?? In a cold place?? I wonder......

[Shiori]

"Supposed Friends"? WTF?

[Generic Ninja]

Originally posted by Kid A
Yeah it's supposed to insult americans and it is so funny to us because, as you will most assuredly know, nearly every non american person hates the USA. Sorry, it's nothing personal (at least not for me)

I'm portuguese and I don't hate americans (I might sometimes don't like them), but most of portuguese like americans, you americans should "discover" more people and not limit yourselves to USA and those arabs contrys, to prove what I'm saing, take a look at Brazil (Brasil)

[Snu]

But what is the English word for “Xena”? ;)

The blindness of the Americans is shown most clearly by the arrow pointing to the place I grew up — the Bay Area. It’s labeled as “Hollywood”.

[Snu]

Oh — And here is the likely inspiration for the joke...

http://www.cs.kun.nl/~freek/pics/steinberg.jpg

It’s the cover of an old (1970s) New Yorker magazine, called “A View of the World from 9th Avenue”.

[shadow_dreamer]

What a great view.... Hmmmm... Somehow, I didn't understand it..

[Kazuya]

Xena? its related to the show xena warrior princess.

[Snu]

shadow_dreamer,

It’s making fun of the self-centered view of the New Yorker — Anything beyond the Hudson River is blurry and unimportant. The details of 9th Ave are clearly vital, but places like Canada or Russia show up at best as far off blobs.

[shadow_dreamer]

Hmm.. Let me take a look..

Oh i see... Now, I get it.. hehe..

[DarkAurora]

Originally posted by Snu
But what is the English word for “Xena”? ;)

The blindness of the Americans is shown most clearly by the arrow pointing to the place I grew up — the Bay Area. It’s labeled as “Hollywood”.

Xena is from New Zealand.

[Kid A]

Originally posted by Generic Ninja


I'm portuguese and I don't hate americans (I might sometimes don't like them), but most of portuguese like americans, you americans should "discover" more people and not limit yourselves to USA and those arabs contrys, to prove what I'm saing, take a look at Brazil (Brasil)

Notice that 'nearly' I put in there ;)

[ftp_guy]

here lies dragons? i didnt think they existed

[Galway no Sora]

Jaleo ? Whats that ? I live on Indonesia never know that ;p

[Kazuya]

See the translations. It means commotion.